Colonel Thornton

reel

Key signature: Aminor

Submitted on February 12th 2004 by fiel.

This tune has been added to 47 tunebooks.

Also known as Col. Thornton, Colonel Thornton's, Colonel Thorton.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• In My Hands by Natalie MacMaster
• Live by Blazin' Fiddles
• Live-Disc 1 by Natalie MacMaster
• Some Melodious Sonnet by Hanneke Cassel
• The Call by Rebecca Lomnicky
• The Heart Of Cape Breton by Various Artists
• Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 4 Mackinnon's Brook by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Colonel Thornton
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amin
A| E(A,A,B,) C2 CE | DCB,D ECDB, | E(A,A,B,) C/C/C CE | DB,GB, (G,A,) A,:|
B,| (G,A,)A,C EA,CE | GEDG B,G,G,B, | (G,A,)A,C EA,CE| GEDB, A,/A,/A, A,B,|
(G,A,)A,A GAAE | GEDC B,DDA | E(A,A,B,) C/C/C CE | DB,GB, (G,A,) A,|
B,| A,aag {ab}agea | gedg BAGB| Aaab {ab}ageg | dBgB A2 AB |
Aaab {ab}ageb | gedg BAGB | cBAB cdec | dBgB A2A|

source: Sandy MacIntyre
...
There is also a stratsprey with that name from The Athole Collection

# Posted on February 12th 2004 by fiel

Natalie MacMaster plays this on her "In My Hands" and "Live" albums.

# Posted on February 15th 2004 by errik

This is also on Ashley MacIsaac's "Fine, Thank you very much", the last tune of track 8 (marked as "nameless")

# Posted on July 6th 2006 by 314159

This tune is also the last tune of track 5 of Buddy MacMaster's Judique on the Floor (listed as "Old Tradition")

# Posted on January 30th 2009 by d18